New Year In Armenia

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Observed on: January 1

New Year is celebrated a whole week starting with December 31, by baking New Year cookies and tables laden with food and different kinds of sweets. During this week, people exchange gifts and congratulatory wishes, and their homes are open to welcome everyone. Visiting begins on January 1 and last through Christmas on January 6.

Armenian children believe that Dzmer Papik (Santa Claus) brings gifts on New Year's Eve. Several days or weeks before the holiday, children write letters to Dzmer Papik telling him what toys they wish.

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Who are Armenians?

A brief presentation of who we are.

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Did You Know

"Never has there been a nation so small and yet who has given so much"

Armenian contribution for betterment of humanity:

Bendy straw, first form of Tupperware, MRI diagnosis machine, Autofocus camera, Automatic Developing machine, ATM Machine, Postage Meter, Teleprompter, Color X-Ray Machine, Delta single-handle faucet, the famous MIG military aircraft, developed the self-focusing camera, the first practical automatic transmission for cars and buses, the needle less inoculation gun, the first four-color flatbed printing press, the famous Spandex fabric and Zildjian cymbals.

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Takouhie's Bolsagan Chorag

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Heroes

Simon Vratzian

As the Prime Minister, his fate was to hand the government of Armenia to the Bolsheviks.

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History

The Independence war Of Armenian Republic in 1918.

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Inspirational

Bequest - a poem by Avedik Isahagian

In Armenian and translation in English. A father's legacy to his son, "march forward in life with no regrets, whatever happens, let it happen." - well worth reading it.

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